Meaning of junk food | Babel Free

Definitions

Food with little or no nutritional value; alternatively, food that supplies a large amount of nutrients but also excess calories, excess sugar or starch, and so on.

countable, informal, uncountable

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Examples

“The episode begins with a lifetime of junk food, beer and no exercise catching up with Homer in the form of painful heart contractions.”

“Junk foods and fast foods such as pizzas, hot dogs, doughnuts, cookies, cakes, and so on increase inflammation, promote insulin resistance, and increase the risk of diabetes and obesity.”

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